Rach's Beauty Room

I never planned on becoming the talkative one. It came out of nowhere, and I’m so glad it did.

Learning about people is incredible. You’ve told me about concerts, trips and hobbies I’d never have known about, and some days that’s the thing that turns mine around.

So if you’re a client reading this, thank you. You’ve helped me more than you realise. 🤍

I’m in a magazine!! 😱

A beauty insurance BABTAC magazine asked members to share their story a while back and I sent in a bit about mine and then completely forgot about it.

Today the new issue landed, I was flicking through not expecting anything, and there’s my actual photo, in print!! I actually gasped out loud 🤣🤣

The feature’s mostly about the teaching side of what I do, mentoring other beauty therapists, which I’ve really fallen in love with. But don’t worry, that doesn’t take anything away from the hands-on side. I still love being in the treatment room with you just as much as I ever did 🤍

Such a proud moment, thank you for being part of either side of it 🤍🤍

I’ve realised that obviously I love making people feel better. But do you know what’s even better.

Communicating. Talking. Having deep relationships and conversations with clients. Actually talking to people.

Now we’re all so tied up in our phones that we are missing that connection with people. I think that’s why I love it so much. I get to chat to women from all walks of life. And who have each experienced different things in this world. And how all have different perspectives different life experiences. Hardship and joy. And everything in between. It’s real. It’s real life.

Whereas what we see online is just the best bits. One good day and 10 horrible ones.

I love SPEECH. I love communicating and finding out what people love, dislike, what lights them up, what drains them, what habits stick and what don’t, what they’re reading, what they’re learning.

We are slowly losing the art of a good conversation and that pains me so deeply. Some of my best conversations have been at work but equally some of them spending time with my precious grandparents, who I would give anything to have one more convo with.

Life is interesting. People are interesting. If you can do anything today start that convo and see what flows from it and what you learn 🤍

September 🤍

Interesting conversation today with my client surrounding colours cropping up doing holistic treatments. And how not every treatment is about the skin or the muscles, it’s about the mind too and what happens behind closed eyes.

Ever seen colours during a massage or facial? And do you actually believe in what they mean, or does it sound a bit much?

Here’s how to fix an overwhelming skincare routine:

1. Stop buying anything without knowing exactly what it’s for
2. Finish a product before starting the next one, unless it’s really not working for you.
3. Go back to basics: cleanse, tone, moisturise, SPF
4. Ask someone before adding an active in
5. Give a routine weeks, not days, before judging it
6. Let “simple” be the whole plan, not a phase before the real one

Four products, chosen properly, beats fifteen chosen anxiously, every time.

If your shelf’s telling the same story, message me. We’ll go through it together 🤍